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"Killing Jews" : Incitement to Genocide in Brooklyn

When we think of genocides we tend to assume such a terrible event could only occur in other countries. And that it isn’t possible to have any sign of genocide in the U.S. Who would think that a sign could happen on the streets of Brooklyn? On Wednesday, January 27th 2010, a woman by the name of Karen Guilbert picked up approximately two dozens slips of paper on Sixth Avenue in Park Slope. From Fourth to Ninth the streets were trashed with the hateful slips. On those slips were the words in capital letters, “KILL JEWS” By turning the slips over she discovered that they had been cut from a taxi driving school document. These same slips were found once before by Guilbert last September in Bay Ridge, Boerum Hill, also in Clinton Hill. She turned the disturbing slips into the police, who then turned them into the NYPD’s Hate Crime Unit. However the department did not comment. The bigotry against Jews has always been an issue. In 2007, two synagogues located in Brooklyn Heights were attacked by vandals; the message left was the same… “KILL JEWS”.

I found this article very distrubing; the slips were left on the streets for all eyes to read. My thoughts were that so many people are ignorant. If we continue these prejudice acts then history will only repeat itself.

​ I agree with you on both parts of your opinion. It is rude for people to hate or discrimant ageinst another group of people for no reasson. I also belive people need to find a way to get along with one another or genocides will never end - Zeb Blackstock

I agree with both parts. I didn't think this would still be going on after the Holocost but i was wrong. I can't believe that it is still happen. I would think that everyone would get along on thats its over. Mason E.